Coin-controlled locking-hook.



L. WILLIAMS. COIN CONTROLLEDl LOCKING HOOK.

APPLIGATIONPILLD Nov. 2a, '1911.

Patented Oct. 1, y191.2.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

WTSSES y a E W v 7 @Allameyf L. WILLIAMS.

GOIN CONTROLLED LOCKING HOOK.

APPLIGATIONPILBD Nov. 2a, 1911.

1,039,872. v Patented 0@t.1,1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR Y Allornej/S LOUIS WlLLIAMS, `Oli DENVER, COLORADO.

COIN-CONTBOLLED LOCKING-HOOK.

To all whom 'it lmay concern: Be it known .that I, Louis WILLIAMS, a

citizen of the United States, residingat the spring for operating the hook slide be-l Denver,in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain -new and useful Improvements` in Coin Controlled Locking-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises improvements 1n coin controlled locking hooks whereby simplicity of construction and reliability of op` eration are obtained and whereby the device cannot be usedto lock an article thereto without the `previous insertion of a coin or check of the proper denomination or size.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front View, on a small scale, of a coin controlled locking hook, embodying my invention, the hook being shown in closed position with the key removed; Fig. 2 is a rear,

' elevation of the device, the coin chute being shown in verticalsection and the parts in their normal positions; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the hook slide in locked ppsi-' tion, the key being removed; and, Fig. 1s a vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3,

ing omitted.

Referring to the drawings A indicates a keasing, preferably rectangular in form, and

made of sheet st eel. rllhe casing 1s adapted to be attached, by means of bolts 1, to a suitlable supporti, which forms a back for the cas- `ing. A hook 2 is secured to the outer side of the casing and adapted to support a hat, coat, or other article of apparel and a movable hook 3 is adapted to grip the hat or clothing on the hook 2 when the hook 3 is in its closed or locked` position. The hook 3 is mounted upon a slide 4 which projects i through a suitable opening in the upper end i i of the casing and through a suitable guide., 5.

within the casing The slide is provided with a series of teeth 6 alone" one edge and a pawl 7 mounted upon a pit ot 8 is pressed against the edge of the slide by a spring 9 and adapted to engage the teeth 6 when the i' slide is moved downward, The pawl 7 has a t: ipping arm 7a extending beneath a key sheath 10 which projects through the upper wall of the casing and is adapted to receive a key B. The arrangement is such that when the key is inserted and pressed down-A ward to its full extent it will move the arm 7"v and cause the pawl 7 to move out of engagement with the edge of the rack. This Specification of Letters Patent. Application led 'November 28, 1911. Serial 119,662,870'.

Patented Oct. 1, 1912.

key -is provided with a shoulder 11 and a the adjacent edge of the slide. In the. ip- .v

per'p'osition ofthe slide, shown in Fig. 2,

locks the key therein, but it will be seen i from Fig. 3 that when the slide is depressed lthe bearing 12a on the pawl rides into a re cess or cut-away portion 4 on the slide and permits Ithe spring 9 to withdraw the pawl from the key sheath so that the key may be removed.

The slide is normally locked in itsupper position by a balanced lever C, which lis mounted upon a pivot` 15. The upper arm l16 of this lever `normally engages a notch 17 `in one side of the'slide 4; andthe lower arm 18, of the lever projects into one side of a pa'wl 12, .pivoted at 13, normally extends the pawl 12 projects into the key sheath and coin chute 19, through a suitable opening 20 v 1n the chute. The sheet extends through the casing and projects above its upper end and.

is provided with a coin slot4 or opening 21 gust large enough 1n diameter to admit a coin or check of the glven denomination or size it is intended shall l used for operating i the machine. v

If it is 'intended thatthe machine shall be operated by five-cent pieces, dimes and pennies, which are of smaller diameter, and

thinner, will pass through the opening, but these will fallout at the lower end 22 of the chute, without operating the machine. A five-cent piece, indicated at c, Fig. 3, placed in the opening '21, will-strike against the arm 18 of the balanced lever and will swing ,the latter so to`move its upper arm l@ out of engagement with the notch 17 to release the slide. The ivecent piece will then rest in the coin chute upon a movable stop 23 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The slide 4 and hook 3 may then be pressed downward until the hook impinges against the article of clothing upon the` hook 2, and

the pawl 7, engaging the teeth 6 will then lock the slide .and hook in this position. As

the slide vmoves downward a cam surface 24- onthe loweri'end of the slide passes between the front wall of the-casing and an' arm 25 'otra lever S which isl pivted` at 26. The

arm of this lejer constitutes the stop before mentioned, and the spring 26 bearing against the arm of the lever normally holds the stop portion thereof in the path of the coin. When the earn surface on the slide eng; jes the arm 25, the lever rocked so as to carry stop arm Q3 out of the coin chute, as shown in fifig. #lf and when this is done, the coin or cheek c drops downward thin-meh. the chiite, onto inclined rails 27 from which it passes into a'money drawer 2S, remo 'ably secured in the' lower part ol. the casing. 'l`he rails are arranged so that coins of less thickness than a nre-cent piece may drop between the railsk and pass through the lower end of the chut@ While the fire-cent piece, which is thicker,l will roll upon the rails and pass into the coin receptacle. As the slide and attached hook are moveddownward, the pawl 12, bearing against the edge of the slide is released from the key and the key may then be removed.

After the article has been secured in the manner above described, upon the hook, when it is desired vto release the same the f `key is inserted in its sheath` and pressed downward until it engages the trip Varm 7 and moves the pawl Z out of engagement with the teeth on the slide. The latter` with its att-ached hook is immediately movedup Ward by a4 spring 29 extending between the upper wall of the casing and the lower end o1 the slide. The article of clothing can then be removed `from the lower hook. ln moving upward, the cam surface of the slide passes from under the arm Q5 of .the stop lever S. and the spring Q6 causes the upper arm 2f) o" said, lever'to again project inte rlhe parts are then reset for the next operation.

It will besecn from the foregoing that before the movable hook can be pressed downward to engage the clothing a coin or check of proper size must be inserted in the machine and also that until the slide is moved downward to lock the clothing the key cannot be removed from the machine. lt will also be evident that in order to re- `more the hat or clothing the proper key only the persong holding the roper key can operate the deviceeorrespon ing in number to that key.

Vhat I claim is l The combination with a casing, of a com 'chute and a slide within4 the casing, said slide having a shoulder, a spring normally holding` the slide in an upper position, a. coin-controlled pawl normally engaging said shoulder and projecting` into the coin chute, a pivoted coin stop having a part normally projecting into the coin Chute ad'- jacent to said pawl and having a part projecting into the path of movement ot the slide and adapted to be engaged thereby when the slide is depressed, means for locking said .slide in engagement with said coin stop, and means for rel asino; said slide.

ln testimony whercot` I atlix my signa` ture, in presence. ot' two witnesses.

LOUIS WlLLIMS. Witnesses:

l). H. KnnsnnL'roN, Geo. V. licimnns. 

